Eckbolsheim
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region | Grand Est | |
Department | Bas-Rhin | |
Arrondissement | Strasbourg | |
Canton | Hœnheim | |
Community association | Eurométropole de Strasbourg | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 35 ' N , 7 ° 41' E | |
height | 139-154 m | |
surface | 5.34 km 2 | |
Residents | 6,857 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 1,284 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 67201 | |
INSEE code | 67118 | |
![]() Mairie Eckbolsheim |
Eckbolsheim (Alsatian Eckelse ) is a French commune with 6,857 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the canton of Hœnheim in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ).
geography
The small town is located in the agglomeration of Strasbourg on the D 45 between Wolfisheim and Strasbourg .
history
Already in the Neolithic , around 5000 to 3500 BC. BC, people lived in the area of today's small town. At that time the Breusch burst its banks several times and flooded the area. A Celtic road connected Strasbourg with the Breuschtal and a Roman road between Basel and Cologne ; they crossed at the later Eckbolsheim.
In 235 the Germanic peoples broke into the area. They defeated the 7th Roman Legion , and the settlement was destroyed.
Monastic orders had a great influence on Alsace between the 11th and 13th centuries. The Dominicans founded a monastery in Eckbolsheim in 1224 , which they called Santa Margherita . Sisters of the Sylo Monastery temporarily moved into this after their monastery near Schlettstadt burned down in 1263.
Place name
A previous place name was Eggiboldesheim . Thus, the name is composed of the words corner and brave (or soon ). Places whose names end with home are usually Alemannic foundations. In a document by Pope Innocent IV , today's Eckbolsheim appears as Eckboltzheim . According to documents, it was called Egöltzen around 1517 .
Population development
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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4234 | 4288 | 4154 | 4104 | 5253 | 5937 | 6347 | 6725 |
economy
Agriculture experienced an upswing from the 18th to the 19th century. The craft and industrial trade remained sparse at first; there were mainly malting houses and animal disposal facilities. In 1893 the local tram started operating. Thanks to her, the real estate market experienced a marked upturn.
Personalities
- Charly Grosskost (1944–2004), racing cyclist
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Bas-Rhin . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-055-8 , pp. 826-828.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Marianne Wallach-Faller (ed.), An Alemannic Psalter from the 14th century: Hs. A. IV. 44 of the University Library Basel, BL. 61-178 p. 58 ff.